ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic — from the Kernel API Manual (yes, that Kernel API Manual, bestie) 🎀

okay so picture this: it's giving "we're shutting the NIC down down" energy. Let me tell you everything 💖

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic — the generic "stop the Tx/Rx units" bestie. That's it. That's the whole job. 🛑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

like, one pointer in, one int out. no drama. no cap. ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. that's the whole mood board: just a pointer to ixgbe_hw. she's holding the keys to the whole adapter 🔑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so what this function actually does, fr fr:

  • Sets the adapter_stopped flag inside the ixgbe_hw struct 👑
  • Clears interrupts 🙅‍♀️
  • Disables the transmit and receive units 🚫

and here's the important lore, bestie — that adapter_stopped flag is not just decorative. The shared code and the drivers both read it to figure out whether the adapter is in a stopped state, so they know not to touch the hardware. like, hands off the merch, it's closed 🫶

ngl the vibe check here is: once this flag is set, everyone knows to keep their hands to themselves. no poking the hardware. periodt. 💀

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

the whole extended friend group, and yes i'm listing every single one, i would never do you like that 😭

the file:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c 📁

the crew:

like… that's the whole group chat and i love that for them 💜🦋

mwah 💋 that's the page! sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it really is truncated like that, don't @ me 🙈), October 2026 edition, and it still signs off as ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic(9) because consistency is iconic ✨🎀

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